Plan to divide Dong Hoi city into 2 wards Dong Hoi and Dong Son

(NLDO) - If approved by the Department of Home Affairs, the plan to divide Dong Hoi City into two wards will continue to be submitted to the Quang Binh Provincial Party Committee for consideration and decision.

A corner of Dong Hoi city

On the afternoon of March 21, the People's Committee of Dong Hoi City, Quang Binh Province confirmed that it had just agreed to submit a plan to divide the city into two wards after removing the district level. Accordingly, the two new wards will be named Dong Hoi and Dong Son.

According to the proposed plan, Dong Hoi ward will include the following wards and communes: Dong Hai, Dong Phu, Hai Thanh, Duc Ninh Dong, Phu Hai, Bao Ninh, Bac Ly, Nam Ly, Loc Ninh and Quang Phu. The headquarters of Dong Hoi ward People's Committee is expected to be located at the current Dong Hoi City People's Committee building.

Dong Son Ward will include the following wards and communes: Dong Son, Thuan Duc, Nghia Ninh, Bac Nghia and Duc Ninh. The headquarters of the People's Committee of this ward is expected to be located at the current headquarters of Dong Son Ward.

The leader of Dong Hoi City People's Committee said that this plan aims to ensure that each ward after the merger fully meets the criteria on area, population and infrastructure according to regulations.

The choice of the name Dong Hoi ward aims to preserve the mark of the place that has been associated with the people for hundreds of years. The place name Dong Hoi not only has historical value but is also an important tourism brand of Quang Binh, familiar to domestic and foreign tourists.

If approved by the Department of Home Affairs, the above plan will continue to be submitted to the Quang Binh Provincial Party Committee for consideration and decision.

As reported by Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper, previously, at the first meeting of the Steering Committee on the arrangement and reorganization of district and commune-level administrative units - Quang Binh province determined the goal of reducing the number of commune-level administrative units to less than 30, a reduction of more than 80% compared to before the merger.

Quang Binh province currently has 8 district-level administrative units and 145 commune-level administrative units (including 122 communes, 15 wards, and 8 towns).

At the meeting, delegates expressed their views that for cities and towns, the arrangement must keep the city's urban space from being fragmented, affecting future development.

New administrative unit criteria

According to the People's Committee of Quang Binh province, the arrangement of commune-level administrative units must ensure a larger scale than the current one, not only in terms of area and population but also in accordance with local characteristics.

Specifically, regarding area criteria: Mountainous communes from 150 km² or more; plain communes from 90 km² or more; wards from 35 km² or more. Population criteria: Mountainous communes with 15,000 people or more; mountainous border communes with 7,500 or more ethnic minorities; plain communes with 24,000 or more people; wards with 50,000 or more people.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/du-kien-chia-tp-dong-hoi-thanh-2-phuong-dong-hoi-va-dong-son-196250321150010417.htm